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H.R. 7273119th CongressIn markupLatest action Feb 4, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 7273 would authorize about $24.4B for NASA in 2026, funding Artemis Moon missions, ISS deorbit, and commercial space partnerships.
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HR 7273 reauthorizes NASA by setting agency goals and approving a budget to keep it operating. The bill supports the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the Moon and eventually send people to Mars, and directs NASA to partner with private companies on spacesuits, commercial space stations, and lunar landing systems. It also addresses wildfire technology, drone traffic management, hypersonic aircraft research, hydrogen-powered planes, and the development of a standardized lunar time system.
NASA employees, astronauts, private aerospace companies, universities, and research institutions are directly affected through mission priorities, contracts, and education funding. The bill also restricts federal money from going toward certain space activities involving China.
The International Space Station is planned to be safely brought out of orbit and burned up over the ocean by around 2031, and the bill directs NASA to manage that transition. Without reauthorization, NASA would lack a defined budget and set of priorities for 2026 and beyond.
The bill would authorize approximately $24.4 billion for NASA for 2026, covering space exploration, science, aeronautics, and education.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.